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This study reviews and analyzes the effect of external lateral stabilization on energy cost during walking, finding small reductions in energy cost under specific conditions.

This study shows that liver-specific Shp deletion increases bile acid levels and promotes bile acid-mediated liver proliferation in male mice.

This paper develops a microelectrode array system for real-time ECG and EEG monitoring in Xenopus laevis under chemical exposure, demonstrating its ability to detect drug-induced physiological changes.

This study identifies GCN5L1 as a regulator of cardiac pyruvate oxidation, showing its role in promoting diastolic dysfunction through inhibition of PDH complex acetylation in aged obese mice.

This study analyzes dystrophic muscle morphology and contractile function in mdx mice, finding significant force loss and branched fiber increase with age.

This study evaluates the feasibility of rest/stress PET-MPI with 18F-flurpiridaz in mice, finding that myocardial uptake correlates with perfusion parameters and enables CFR estimation.

This study characterizes age- and gender-related features of the postcranial skeleton in the Marsh Rice Rat, finding sexual dimorphism and age-related differences in bone structure and biomechanical properties.

This study compares cerebrovascular reactivity protocols during hypercapnia, finding that MCA dilation occurs only with steady-state hypercapnia, while ramp protocols yield similar blood velocity CVR without CSA changes.

The paper examines how lower leg muscles respond to whole body vibration at different frequencies and postures, finding that higher frequencies and fore-feet posture maximize calf muscle activation.

This study examines how upper limb training and muscle analysis affect estimates of physical activity during cereal grinding using different quern types, finding that nonathletic samples can model early agricultural females and that a four-muscle model may suffice for upper limb loading evaluation.

The paper describes a method to time mating in guinea pigs by monitoring vaginal membrane changes and confirms pregnancy with ultrasound, achieving 100% success in a cohort.

This study shows that short-term NPGL overexpression in mice increases fat accumulation and suppresses immune-inflammatory responses in adipose tissue.

This study shows NIK maintains mitochondrial efficiency and systemic metabolic homeostasis, with NIK KO mice exhibiting increased glucose utilization and glycolysis under metabolic stress.

This study shows metformin pretreatment protects against cardiac and renal damage after cardiac arrest in mice through AMPK activation, preserving protein translation and mitochondrial function.

This study simulates reentrant arrhythmias in ischemic hearts with multiple electrophysiological remodelling stages, showing that spatial heterogeneity of refractory periods and excitation threshold differences drive reentry depending on border orientation relative to wavefronts.

This study shows that pericytes control islet blood flow, affecting glucose homeostasis and hormone secretion.

The study links higher parasympathetic nervous system activity, measured by RSA, with increased antiviral gene expression in adolescents.

This study examines sex-specific differences in heterothermy and energy balance in mouse lemurs under caloric restriction, finding no clear link between torpor use and improved energy savings or reproductive success.

This study identifies KYNU-dependent de novo NAD+ biosynthesis as a mechanism by which caloric restriction protects against acute kidney injury in mice and humans.

This study identifies that mechano-arrhythmogenicity in ischemia is heightened during late repolarisation and mediated by TRPA1, calcium, and reactive oxygen species.